Frederick Barthelme

Quotes

• “I lay on the bed and shut my eyes, thinking that nobody really likes marriage, that it's a flawed arrangement, that peop...”
• “I remember loving pencils. I was fond of paper. I loved the small of textbooks. I loved the way the light from a desk la...”
• “But if someone had slowed him down, just slightly interrupted his course, maybe he could have gotten through that one ni...”
• “There is a feeling of disbelief that comes over you, that takes over, and you kind of go through the motions. You do wha...”
• “Like most marriages, ours eventually wore down all the cartilage. We were a hip needing replacement. Bone on bone, grind...”
• “What had been quiet and restful was now silent and empty.”